diff --git a/CryptoExchange.Net.UnitTests/RestClientTests.cs b/CryptoExchange.Net.UnitTests/RestClientTests.cs
index 1a93a3a..57f1f08 100644
--- a/CryptoExchange.Net.UnitTests/RestClientTests.cs
+++ b/CryptoExchange.Net.UnitTests/RestClientTests.cs
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ namespace CryptoExchange.Net.UnitTests
         [TestCase("/sapi/test1", true)]
         [TestCase("/sapi/test2", true)]
         [TestCase("/api/test1", false)]
-        [TestCase("sapi/test1", false)]
+        [TestCase("sapi/test1", true)]
         [TestCase("/sapi/", true)]
         public async Task PartialEndpointRateLimiterEndpoints(string endpoint, bool expectLimiting)
         {
diff --git a/CryptoExchange.Net.UnitTests/TestImplementations/TestBaseClient.cs b/CryptoExchange.Net.UnitTests/TestImplementations/TestBaseClient.cs
index 09df970..1491072 100644
--- a/CryptoExchange.Net.UnitTests/TestImplementations/TestBaseClient.cs
+++ b/CryptoExchange.Net.UnitTests/TestImplementations/TestBaseClient.cs
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ namespace CryptoExchange.Net.UnitTests
         {
         }
 
+        public override void ProcessRequest(RestApiClient apiClient, RestRequestConfiguration requestConfig)
+        {
+        }
+        
         public string GetKey() => _credentials.Key;
         public string GetSecret() => _credentials.Secret;
     }
diff --git a/CryptoExchange.Net/Authentication/AuthenticationProvider.cs b/CryptoExchange.Net/Authentication/AuthenticationProvider.cs
index a092078..1c49f1d 100644
--- a/CryptoExchange.Net/Authentication/AuthenticationProvider.cs
+++ b/CryptoExchange.Net/Authentication/AuthenticationProvider.cs
@@ -51,30 +51,11 @@ namespace CryptoExchange.Net.Authentication
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Authenticate a request. Output parameters should include the providedParameters input
+        /// Authenticate a request
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="apiClient">The Api client sending the request</param>
-        /// <param name="uri">The uri for the request</param>
-        /// <param name="method">The method of the request</param>
-        /// <param name="auth">If the requests should be authenticated</param>
-        /// <param name="arraySerialization">Array serialization type</param>
-        /// <param name="requestBodyFormat">The formatting of the request body</param>
-        /// <param name="uriParameters">Parameters that need to be in the Uri of the request. Should include the provided parameters if they should go in the uri</param>
-        /// <param name="bodyParameters">Parameters that need to be in the body of the request. Should include the provided parameters if they should go in the body</param>
-        /// <param name="headers">The headers that should be send with the request</param>
-        /// <param name="parameterPosition">The position where the providedParameters should go</param>
-        public abstract void AuthenticateRequest(
-            RestApiClient apiClient,
-            Uri uri,
-            HttpMethod method,
-            ref IDictionary<string, object>? uriParameters,
-            ref IDictionary<string, object>? bodyParameters,
-            ref Dictionary<string, string>? headers,
-            bool auth,
-            ArrayParametersSerialization arraySerialization,
-            HttpMethodParameterPosition parameterPosition,
-            RequestBodyFormat requestBodyFormat
-            );
+        /// <param name="requestConfig">The request configuration</param>
+        public abstract void ProcessRequest(RestApiClient apiClient, RestRequestConfiguration requestConfig);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// SHA256 sign the data and return the bytes
diff --git a/CryptoExchange.Net/Clients/RestApiClient.cs b/CryptoExchange.Net/Clients/RestApiClient.cs
index c368e3d..a17ce6f 100644
--- a/CryptoExchange.Net/Clients/RestApiClient.cs
+++ b/CryptoExchange.Net/Clients/RestApiClient.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace CryptoExchange.Net.Clients
         /// <summary>
         /// Request headers to be sent with each request
         /// </summary>
-        protected Dictionary<string, string>? StandardRequestHeaders { get; set; }
+        protected Dictionary<string, string> StandardRequestHeaders { get; set; } = [];
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether parameters need to be ordered
@@ -364,74 +364,58 @@ namespace CryptoExchange.Net.Clients
             ParameterCollection? bodyParameters,
             Dictionary<string, string>? additionalHeaders)
         {
-            var uriParams = uriParameters == null ? null : CreateParameterDictionary(uriParameters);
-            var bodyParams = bodyParameters == null ? null : CreateParameterDictionary(bodyParameters);
+            var requestConfiguration = new RestRequestConfiguration(
+                definition,
+                baseAddress,
+                uriParameters == null ? new Dictionary<string, object>() : CreateParameterDictionary(uriParameters),
+                bodyParameters == null ? new Dictionary<string, object>() : CreateParameterDictionary(bodyParameters),
+                new Dictionary<string, string>(additionalHeaders ?? []),
+                definition.ArraySerialization ?? ArraySerialization,
+                definition.ParameterPosition ?? ParameterPositions[definition.Method],
+                definition.RequestBodyFormat ?? RequestBodyFormat);
 
-            var uri = new Uri(baseAddress.AppendPath(definition.Path));
-            var arraySerialization = definition.ArraySerialization ?? ArraySerialization;
-            var bodyFormat = definition.RequestBodyFormat ?? RequestBodyFormat;
-            var parameterPosition = definition.ParameterPosition ?? ParameterPositions[definition.Method];
-
-            Dictionary<string, string>? headers = null;
-            if (AuthenticationProvider != null)
+            try
             {
-                try
-                {
-                    AuthenticationProvider.AuthenticateRequest(
-                        this,
-                        uri,
-                        definition.Method,
-                        ref uriParams,
-                        ref bodyParams,
-                        ref headers,
-                        definition.Authenticated,
-                        arraySerialization,
-                        parameterPosition,
-                        bodyFormat                        
-                        );
-                }
-                catch (Exception ex)
-                {
-                    throw new Exception("Failed to authenticate request, make sure your API credentials are correct", ex);
-                }
+                AuthenticationProvider?.ProcessRequest(this, requestConfiguration);
             }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                throw new Exception("Failed to authenticate request, make sure your API credentials are correct", ex);
+            }
+            
+            var queryString = requestConfiguration.GetQueryString(true);
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(queryString) && !queryString.StartsWith("?"))
+                queryString = $"?{queryString}";
 
-            // Add the auth parameters to the uri, start with a new URI to be able to sort the parameters including the auth parameters
-            if (uriParams != null)
-                uri = uri.SetParameters(uriParams, arraySerialization);
-
+            var uri = new Uri(baseAddress.AppendPath(definition.Path) + queryString);
             var request = RequestFactory.Create(definition.Method, uri, requestId);
             request.Accept = Constants.JsonContentHeader;
 
-            if (headers != null)
-            {
-                foreach (var header in headers)
-                    request.AddHeader(header.Key, header.Value);
-            }
+            foreach (var header in requestConfiguration.Headers)
+                request.AddHeader(header.Key, header.Value);            
 
-            if (additionalHeaders != null)
+            foreach (var header in StandardRequestHeaders)
             {
-                foreach (var header in additionalHeaders)
+                // Only add it if it isn't overwritten
+                if (!requestConfiguration.Headers.ContainsKey(header.Key))
                     request.AddHeader(header.Key, header.Value);
-            }
+            }            
 
-            if (StandardRequestHeaders != null)
+            if (requestConfiguration.ParameterPosition == HttpMethodParameterPosition.InBody)
             {
-                foreach (var header in StandardRequestHeaders)
+                var contentType = requestConfiguration.BodyFormat == RequestBodyFormat.Json ? Constants.JsonContentHeader : Constants.FormContentHeader;
+                var bodyContent = requestConfiguration.GetBodyContent();
+                if (bodyContent != null)
                 {
-                    // Only add it if it isn't overwritten
-                    if (additionalHeaders?.ContainsKey(header.Key) != true)
-                        request.AddHeader(header.Key, header.Value);
+                    request.SetContent(bodyContent, contentType);
                 }
-            }
-
-            if (parameterPosition == HttpMethodParameterPosition.InBody)
-            {
-                var contentType = bodyFormat == RequestBodyFormat.Json ? Constants.JsonContentHeader : Constants.FormContentHeader;
-                if (bodyParams != null && bodyParams.Count != 0)
-                    WriteParamBody(request, bodyParams, contentType);
                 else
-                    request.SetContent(RequestBodyEmptyContent, contentType);
+                {
+                    if (requestConfiguration.BodyParameters != null && requestConfiguration.BodyParameters.Count != 0)
+                        WriteParamBody(request, requestConfiguration.BodyParameters, contentType);
+                    else
+                        request.SetContent(RequestBodyEmptyContent, contentType);
+                }
             }
 
             return request;
diff --git a/CryptoExchange.Net/Objects/RequestDefinition.cs b/CryptoExchange.Net/Objects/RequestDefinition.cs
index 3d78592..6ce9ab4 100644
--- a/CryptoExchange.Net/Objects/RequestDefinition.cs
+++ b/CryptoExchange.Net/Objects/RequestDefinition.cs
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ namespace CryptoExchange.Net.Objects
         {
             Path = path;
             Method = method;
+
+            if (!Path.StartsWith("/"))
+                Path = $"/{Path}";
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
diff --git a/CryptoExchange.Net/Objects/RestRequestConfiguration.cs b/CryptoExchange.Net/Objects/RestRequestConfiguration.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e748b9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CryptoExchange.Net/Objects/RestRequestConfiguration.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Net.Http;
+
+namespace CryptoExchange.Net.Objects
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Rest request configuration
+    /// </summary>
+    public class RestRequestConfiguration
+    {
+        private string? _bodyContent;
+        private string? _queryString;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Http method
+        /// </summary>
+        public HttpMethod Method { get; set; }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether the request needs authentication
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool Authenticated { get; set; }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Base address for the request
+        /// </summary>
+        public string BaseAddress { get; set; }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The request path
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Path { get; set; }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Query parameters
+        /// </summary>
+        public IDictionary<string, object> QueryParameters { get; set; }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Body parameters
+        /// </summary>
+        public IDictionary<string, object> BodyParameters { get; set; }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Request headers
+        /// </summary>
+        public IDictionary<string, string> Headers { get; set; }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Array serialization type
+        /// </summary>
+        public ArrayParametersSerialization ArraySerialization { get; set; }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Position of the parameters
+        /// </summary>
+        public HttpMethodParameterPosition ParameterPosition { get; set; }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Body format
+        /// </summary>
+        public RequestBodyFormat BodyFormat { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// ctor
+        /// </summary>
+        public RestRequestConfiguration(
+            RequestDefinition requestDefinition,
+            string baseAddress,
+            IDictionary<string, object> queryParams,
+            IDictionary<string, object> bodyParams,
+            IDictionary<string, string> headers,
+            ArrayParametersSerialization arraySerialization,
+            HttpMethodParameterPosition parametersPosition,
+            RequestBodyFormat bodyFormat)
+        {
+            Method = requestDefinition.Method;
+            Authenticated = requestDefinition.Authenticated;
+            Path = requestDefinition.Path;
+            BaseAddress = baseAddress;
+            QueryParameters = queryParams;
+            BodyParameters = bodyParams;
+            Headers = headers;
+            ArraySerialization = arraySerialization;
+            ParameterPosition = parametersPosition;
+            BodyFormat = bodyFormat;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get the parameter collection based on the ParameterPosition
+        /// </summary>
+        public IDictionary<string, object> GetPositionParameters()
+        {
+            if (ParameterPosition == HttpMethodParameterPosition.InBody)
+                return BodyParameters;
+
+            return QueryParameters;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get the query string. If it's not previously set it will return a newly formatted query string. If previously set return that.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="urlEncode">Whether to URL encode the parameter string if creating new</param>
+        public string GetQueryString(bool urlEncode = true)
+        {
+            return _queryString ?? QueryParameters.CreateParamString(urlEncode, ArraySerialization);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Set the query string of the request. Will be returned by subsequent <see cref="GetQueryString" /> calls
+        /// </summary>
+        public void SetQueryString(string value)
+        {
+            _queryString = value;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get the body content if it's previously set
+        /// </summary>
+        public string? GetBodyContent()
+        {
+            return _bodyContent;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Set the body content for the request
+        /// </summary>
+        public void SetBodyContent(string content)
+        {
+            _bodyContent = content;
+        }
+    }
+}